News: Flood Watch for Loudoun Tonight, Monday's Baseball Games at Park View Moved to Freedom

(Mar. 28, 2010) - Continued rain Sunday evening has prompted a flood watch in Loudoun and there will be some changes on the prep schedule with Park View High School announcing that Monday's full slate of the spring break baseball tournament will now be played at Freedom High School.

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MARYLAND...ANNE ARUNDEL...CARROLL... FREDERICK MD...HARFORD...HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES AND SOUTHERN BALTIMORE. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA...ALBEMARLE... ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...CLARKE...CULPEPER... FAIRFAX...GREENE...LOUDOUN...MADISON...NELSON...NORTHERN FAUQUIER...ORANGE...PAGE...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...RAPPAHANNOCK...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER...SPOTSYLVANIA... STAFFORD AND WARREN. IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...JEFFERSON. * UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF MARYLAND...NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE AND A HALF INCHES WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...IN ADDITION TO URBAN FLOODING ACROSS THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.